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Vasco Pedro

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Founder & CEO at Spinnable · Founder at Unbabel

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

FoundedSpinnableUnbabel · YC

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Vasco Pedro is the co-founder and CEO of Unbabel, which combines AI with human translation services. He founded the company in 2013 and has raised over $100 million in funding.

Founder & CEO at Spinnable

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Spinnable's investors · 1

Heartcore CapitalCopenhagen

Co-founders at Spinnable

GCGil Coelho
Gil CoelhoCo-Founder & CPO
FKFábio Kepler
Fábio KeplerCo-Founder & CTO

Founder at UnbabelYC W14

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Vasco went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Unbabel's investors · 29

Alchemist AcceleratorSan Francisco · $30K checks · since 2018Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksCaffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2014Caixa CapitalLisbon · since 2017DG Daiwa VenturesTokyoDigital GarageTokyo · since 2014FaberLisbon · $108K – $2.7M checksFaber Capital SCR SALisbon · $2.7M checksFunders Club ManagementSan Francisco · since 2017FundersClubSan Francisco · $290K checks · since 2014GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2019GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2014HeadlineSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checksIndico Capital PartnersLisbon · $250K – $10M checks · since 2019Investo CapitalAalborg · $30K – $3M checksM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2017MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2014Notion CapitalLondon · $1M – $100M checks · since 2017Peterson VenturesSalt Lake City · $250K – $2.5M checksPoint NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checksPoint72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks · since 2019Ridge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2017Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2017Scale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2017Shilling VCLisbon · $108K – $1.1M checksWefunderSan Francisco · since 2014Workday VenturesSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Unbabel

JGJoão Graça
João GraçaFounder
BPBruno Prezado Silva
Bruno Prezado SilvaFounder
HSHugo Silva
Hugo SilvaFounder
BS
Bruno SilvaFounder
SPSofia Pessanha
Sofia PessanhaFounder

Experience

  1. Spinnable AIFounder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentLisbon, Portugal
  2. ReplaiInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  3. Beta-i - Associação para a Promoção da Inovação e do EmpreendedorismoMentor and Associate2011 — 2025Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  4. UnbabelCo-founder and CEO2013 — 2025Lisbon, Portugal
  5. Dezine.comCo-founder2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area; New York City; Lisbon, Portugal
  6. The Founder InstituteMentor2012 — 2013Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  7. Instituto Superior TécnicoResearch Assistant Professor2011 — 2012Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  8. Bueda, IncCo-Founder and CEO2009 — 2012
  9. Carnegie Mellon UniversityInvited Researcher2009 — 2011
  10. Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Assistant2001 — 2009
  11. GoogleIntern2007
  12. Siemens Medical SolutionsResearch Intern2007
  13. Honda ResearchResearch Intern2004
  14. Neuronio LtdSoftware Engineer1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Python44MongoDB12Java20JavaScript24MySQL14C#9Linux4PHP6Databases17NLP11Algorithms99Machine Learning59
+12 moreStart-upsTeam BuildingDistributed Team ManagementEntrepreneurshipLean StartupComputer ScienceProgrammingSoftware DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceMobile ApplicationsSoftware Engineering

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vasco Pedro?
Vasco Pedro is the co-founder and CEO of Unbabel, which combines AI with human translation services. He founded the company in 2013 and has raised over $100 million in funding.
Where does Vasco Pedro work?
Vasco Pedro is Founder & CEO of Spinnable and Founder at Unbabel.
What companies did Vasco Pedro found?
Vasco Pedro founded Spinnable, Unbabel.
Where did Vasco Pedro go to school?
Vasco Pedro studied at Carnegie Mellon University (PhD, Language Technologies); Y Combinator; Carnegie Mellon University (Master of Science, Language Technologies).

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